- Date
- January 16, 1985, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Franklin, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5497PCessna 152II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850116001029A
- Case key
- 35822
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft experienced a nose gear collapse during a landing in deep snow at Franklin center arpt after a partial loss or pwr. The CFI and student were practicing apch to landing stall recovery when the eng failed to produce full pwr. There was unsufficient pwr to maintain alt, so the CFI decided to land at Franklin center. When the acft touched down the nose gear collapsed and the acft slid to a stop. Partial pwr was maintained throughout the landing. The plt stated the rwy was covered with aprx 1 foot of snow.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5497P
- Reported as
- Cessna 152II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284960
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Erie Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ERI · Erie, PA
- Airport
- 28D · Franklin, runway 27, 2,400 × 150 ft, snow
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,015 total · 367 in this make and model · 994 as pilot in command · 151 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.